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THE CONSENSUS® REPORT OF THE COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS MARKET COMPOSITION

Derived from the Bi-Weekly Report Published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission*
*Reporting positions as of November 4, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on November 7, 1997.

Showing Percentage Each Group Comprises of Each Market and Percentage of Each Group in Long Positions

Grains & Oilseeds | Metals & Petroleum | Financial | Food & Fiber | Livestock

Reportable Positions
Exchange & Commodity Non Comm. Long or Short Only Non Comm. Long or Short (Spreading) Comm.** Long or Short Only Total
Reportable
Positions 		Non
Reportable
Positions***
Reporting
Level		Pct.
of Mkt.		Pct.
Long		Pct.
of Mkt.		Pct.
Long		Pct.
of Mkt.		Pct.
Long		Pct.
of Mkt.		Pct.
Long		Pct.
of Mkt.		Pct.
Long
Lumber (CME)
50 contracts
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50
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Last Reporting Period
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50
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Lumber (CME)
25 contracts
25.2
38.6
6.1
50
11.2
32.4
42.5
38.6
57.5
58.5
Last Reporting Period
22
52.4
8.93
50
12.5
28.3
43.3
45
56.7
53.8
D. Phosphate (CBOT)
100 contracts
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50
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Last Reporting Period
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50
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Frozen Conc. O.J. (NYCE)
25 contracts
24.4
78.8
2.5
50
42
11.5
68.9
36.7
31.1
79.4
Last Reporting Period
23.5
76.8
2.93
50
41.1
10.6
67.5
35.3
32.5
80.5
Cocoa (CSCE)
100 contracts
11
63
2.08
50
73.9
47.2
87
49.2
13
55.1
Last Reporting Period
11.8
82.5
2.43
50
73
43.9
87.3
49.3
12.7
54.6
Coffee "C" (CSCE)
50 contracts
14.4
31.2
3.27
50
45.5
53.5
63.2
48.3
36.8
52.9
Last Reporting Period
13.2
33.7
3.28
50
48.6
50.5
65
47.1
35
55.4
Sugar No. 11 (CSCE)
300 contracts
22
91.9
1.64
50
50.3
24.1
74
44.8
26
64.7
Last Reporting Period
19.6
81.7
1.28
50
53.5
33.1
74.4
46.2
25.6
61.1
Sugar No. 14 (CSCE)
100 contracts
0
––
0
50
88.7
47.5
88.7
47.5
11.3
69.8
Last Reporting Period
0
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0
50
90.9
48.7
90.9
48.7
9.1
62.5
Cotton No. 2 (NYCE)
5,000 bales
19.8
22.2
2.75
50
56.7
56
79.3
47.4
20.7
60.1
Last Reporting Period
22.4
20.3
3.15
50
54
58.7
79.5
47.5
20.5
59.6
*Reporting positions as of November 4, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on November 7, 1997.

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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